We went to Seminole Canyon State Park and took the tour to see the ancient rock art. My mom and stepdad came down to Del Rio for a few days visit. We did a few days of site seeing around the area. The canyon tour was the most interesting site we have seen so far. It's a mile or so hike down into the canyon and over to the cliff dwelling where all the pictographs were drawn. The cliff dwelling is fairly long but not very deep -- just enough to keep the elements out. The ranger that led the tour was very knowledgable about the history of the area.
They estimate that the art is over 4,000 years old which makes it the oldest rock art in the country. They don't really know what the drawings mean but they are amazing once you understand how hard it was for them to make the paint. This area was a stopping off point where small family groups of ancient peoples stopped and rested for a week or so. The area has some springs and a little woods with a few desert animals and plants that they made use of but it wasn't enough to last very long.
The weather down here has been barely in the 50's but it looks like its been much colder farther north and "snowier"and not much warmer farther south so we are staying in Del Rio for another month and maybe the whole winter.
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